Global Patent Index - EP 2782461 A1

EP 2782461 A1 20141001 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECONSTRUCTING A SMOKING ARTICLE

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECONSTRUCTING A SMOKING ARTICLE

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM ABBAU EINES RAUCHERARTIKELS

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉCONSTRUCTION D'UN ARTICLE À FUMER

Publication

EP 2782461 A1 20141001 (EN)

Application

EP 12783532 A 20121108

Priority

  • EP 11009374 A 20111125
  • EP 2012004652 W 20121108
  • EP 12783532 A 20121108

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2013075791A1] The present invention relates to an apparatus for deconstructing smoking articles (12) or semifinished smoking articles (12), wherein the smoking articles (12) or semi-finished smoking articles (12) comprise a combination of smoking article sections. The apparatus comprises a dividing unit (3), wherein the dividing unit (3) is adapted to create a stream comprising smoking articles (12) or semi-finished smoking articles (12) with a pre-determined configuration of smoking article sections from a stream of smoking articles (12) or semi-finished smoking articles (12) comprising a variety of configurations of smoking article sections. Additionally, the apparatus comprises a further processing means for further processing the individual streams of smoking articles (12) or semifinished smoking articles (12), wherein the further processing means comprises a reorientation unit (4), wherein the reorientation unit (4) is adapted to change the orientation of smoking articles or semi-finished smoking articles with a pre-determined configuration of smoking article sections from a first orientation into a second, opposite orientation. The invention further relates to a method for deconstructing smoking articles (12) or semi-finished smoking articles (12).

IPC 8 full level

A24C 5/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24C 5/36 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2013075791A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2013075791 A1 20130530; EP 2782461 A1 20141001

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2012004652 W 20121108; EP 12783532 A 20121108